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Talking about good antennas for the HOA.
This video explains antenna wire selection, focusing on material properties like conductivity and skin effect, which influence resistance and signal loss. Understanding these elements is crucial for any ham radio antenna or amateur radio antenna setup. It also touches upon radiation resistance and how velocity factor determines the electrical length of the wire, a key concept in electrical engineering and transmission line theory.
This box does one thing.
One way.
Forever.
I don’t like that.
In this video, I take a $500 “dumb” repeater and replace the proprietary controller with software, a $30 Raspberry Pi, and a home-built interface cable. No locked menus. No vendor software. No magic boxes.
This is not a GMRS tutorial and it’s not about rules, brands, or menus. It’s about a pattern:
when the controller becomes optional, everything changes.
If you’ve ever looked at a piece of hardware and thought “this should be software”, this video is for you.
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A custom controller board and some ham-genuity transforms this repeater. See how a Pi 4 (or even a $30 Pi Zero 2 W) can give new life to old tech. Cable pinout link below! #hamradio
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Easily connect two boards using pin headers! Place male pin headers on the bottom board, then add pin sockets. This method ensures proper alignment and secure connections.
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Jason inquires about short end-fed antennas, leading to a discussion on the "Shorty 40," a 40-meter end-fed half-wave antenna ideal for small yards. This amateur radio antenna includes a coil after the 20-meter resonant point, making it a good solution for both attic and outdoor mounting. This ham antenna, an efhw antenna, has an overall length of 42 feet and efficiently functions as a HF antenna without needing a tuner.
Let’s take a look at this abandoned AM radio station – WCTF (WTTR)
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